Граф Монте-Кристо

A Learned Italian.

           "

           "Iassureyou,"repliedtheoldman,"Ididnotturntothatsourceforrecreationorsupport."

           "Whatdidyoudothen?"

           "Iwroteorstudied."

           "Wereyouthenpermittedtheuseofpens,ink,andpaper?"

           "Oh,no,"answeredtheabbe;"IhadnonebutwhatImadeformyself."

           "Youmadepaper,pensandink?"

           "Yes."

           Dantesgazedwithadmiration,buthehadsomedifficultyinbelieving.Fariasawthis.

           "Whenyoupaymeavisitinmycell,myyoungfriend,"saidhe,"Iwillshowyouanentirework,thefruitsofthethoughtsandreflectionsofmywholelife;manyofthemmeditatedoverintheshadesoftheColosseumatRome,atthefootofSt.Mark’scolumnatVenice,andonthebordersoftheArnoatFlorence,littleimaginingatthetimethattheywouldbearrangedinorderwithinthewallsoftheChateaud’If.TheworkIspeakofiscalled‘ATreatiseonthePossibilityofaGeneralMonarchyinItaly,’andwillmakeonelargequartovolume."

           "Andonwhathaveyouwrittenallthis?"

           "Ontwoofmyshirts.Iinventedapreparationthatmakeslinenassmoothandaseasytowriteonasparchment."

           "Youare,then,achemist?"

           "Somewhat;IknowLavoisier,andwastheintimatefriendofCabanis.

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